Coca-Cola Begins Construction of New Factory in Yunnan Province

Coca-Cola (Yunnan) Beverage Co., Ltd. today officially began construction of a new eco-friendly plant in Kunming City, Yunnan Province. The new facility will replace a plant currently in operation in Kunming, tripling the number of bottling lines from four to 12. The new plant represents a US$185 million (RMB 1.2 billion) investment and is part of the Coca-Cola system’s current US$4 billion investment plan which began in 2015 and will continue through 2017. This builds on the $9 billion of investment made in China between 1979 and 2014, and underscores The Coca-Cola Company’s strong confidence in the China market and its business growth in the southwest region…Full Article: The Global Times Apr 2016

As of 2014, Coca-Cola has 43 factories in China and has invested US$9 billion in the country since 1979.

In June 2014, Coca-Cola began construction in Harbin, Heilongjiang province, on a factory will that have nine production lines (sparkling and still beverages) and a total capacity of 1.2 million ton per year. The first phase of construction is expected to be completed in 2016.

In 2005, Coca-Cola introduced Minute Maid Pulpy in China. This made-in-China product became a billion dollar brand by 2010.

In 1994, Coca Cola built its first factory in Heilongjiang province in Harbin’s Economic-Technological Development Zone and as of 2014, the factory has three production lines (including Coca-Cola, Sprite, Fanta and Ice Dew) and a capacity of 190,000 tons per year.